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For Immediate Release:
February 14, 2023
Contact:
Cassie Nichols
[email protected]
ICYMI: Governor Kelly’s ‘Axing Your Taxes’ Plan is the Right Approach for Equitable,
Responsible Tax Relief
KEY QUOTE: Gov. Kelly’s plan provides fiscally responsible relief that benefits every Kansan without hurting services for our middle- and working-class families. When it comes to responsible tax relief, Governor Kelly’s plan makes economic sense.
Kansas flat tax idea is the second coming of Sam Brownback’s disastrous experiment
Dr. Donna Ginther, Kansas City Star
February 12, 2023
- With the start of the new legislative session, both sides of the aisle have announced their plans to cut taxes for Kansans, but Gov. Laura Kelly’s “Axing Your Taxes” plan makes the most sense for our state’s economy.
- Kelly’s plan calls for the immediate elimination of the state’s sales tax on food, diapers and feminine hygiene products. It would create an annual sales tax holiday for schools supplies and cut taxes on Social Security for retirees.
- The “Axing Your Taxes” plan would save Kansas families—not just those at the top — $500 million over the next three years, all while balancing the budget and making our state’s economy more equitable.
- We’ve come so far as a state, but the flat tax proposal currently being considered by the Legislature would take us right back to the days of mismanaged budgets, underfunded public schools, and economic catastrophe.
- [Gov. Kelly’s tax plan doesn’t] break the bank or take our state back to the economic catastrophe from the previous administration that we’ve just recovered from. And, most important, it is fair — providing relief for every Kansan.
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